I've found that you can never have enough pot at the burn. As long as you keep them in your private space and only use them for personal use. You don't want to share your pots with strangers cause they might steal your pot or worse, report you for distributing edibles with out a permit. We bring 3 to 4 different kinds of pots. Its good to have small pots for personal use, or large pots for large group use.

There really is no 'wrong' type of pot at Burning Man.

Why don't ya stick your head in that hole and find out? ~pieholePlan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave

I don't thing the amount of pot is your biggest issue, but rather the quality. You don't want to waste good pot out there where it might be stolen or "borrowed" by others. Cheap Wal-mart pot is just as good as expensive All-Clad pot.

John, I don't know about you, but when I always cook my pasta and rice with pots. I haven't yet mastered grilled pasta or rice yet.

Why don't ya stick your head in that hole and find out? ~pieholePlan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave

TT120, go to a thrift store and buy a nice Non-Stick pot or two. Non-stick is easier to clean up. I'm paraphrasing a wise man, "Just wipe it out with a paper towel , spray with a bottle of water with a small amount of bleach, then wipe out with a paper towel. No need for a dishwashing station. Same for utensils. " Also if you plan on feeding others, have folks BTO plate, cup, etc.

Lemurs idea is a good one too!

Sometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious.

We don't use pot. We have a propane stove/oven and heat everything in foil lined foil pans in the oven, or boil water in an old coffee pot. No scrubbing, just toss the foil and re-line the pan. No boiling rice or pasta, if we bring it, it only needs heating up, or, gasp, just add boiling water. Okay, so we do use pot, we just don't have cooking pot.

AntiM wrote:We don't use pot. We have a propane stove/oven and heat everything in foil lined foil pans in the oven, or boil water in an old coffee pot. No scrubbing, just toss the foil and re-line the pan. No boiling rice or pasta, if we bring it, it only needs heating up, or, gasp, just add boiling water. Okay, so we do use pot, we just don't have cooking pot.

The less dishwashing, the better.

Great idea AnitM! We have the same stove/oven.

Sometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious.

I use an old skillet that is three inches deep. It serves (pun) all cooking needs. It can even help me get adequate sleep if I hit myself on the head with it. I have not seen one of these in a store in many years, but the faded brand name on the bottom seems to read "Indica".

Elliot wrote:I use an old skillet that is three inches deep. It serves (pun) all cooking needs. It can even help me get adequate sleep if I hit myself on the head with it. I have not seen one of these in a store in many years, but the faded brand name on the bottom seems to read "Indica".

Indica pot makes me paranoid then I fall asleep. Me no likey. Next time you're in the market for an outdated skillet, go for Sativa brand. It's much better.

I'm not wearing pants

For cooking, I'm bringing a Jet Boil Flash. I'll boil water in the morning to add to my oatmeal bowl. At night I'll boil water and add it to my freeze-dried backpacker meals. For lunch I'll eat an energy bar. I lose my appetite in the mid-day heat. For late night roams...more energy bars/nuts/etc. No, not those nuts. I don't swing that way.

Probably all depends on how big the lighter is you're using to cook the the pot with. I figure if you're going to bring a lot of pot, you shouldn't bother bringing that camping pot stuff, but rather something decent so you can get a handle on it.

"The essence of tyranny is not iron law. It is capricious law." -- Christopher Hitchens

Those Jet Boils are really nice. I have one and it will boil 2 cups of water in about 3 minutes at 4000 feet. They're great for those Mountain House dehydrated foods. I also got the French Press coffee thingy for it that packs inside.

I have one of those Indica pots like Elliots but mines not dented. I think I'm going to look for a sativa pot and see if that will be better for cooking spagetti at 3:00am.